2. What strategy does the writer use to tell us that perseverance is "a continuous, patient effort"? (A) The writer links perseverance to the synonym persistence.
(B) The writer relates perseverance to the word located.
(C) The writer implies that Schliemann was impatient.
(D) The writer links perseverance to the word amateur.
(E) The writer contrasts perseverance with an antonym.

c The writer implies that Schliemann was impatient.

Explanation:

What strategy does the writer use to tell us that perseverance is "a continuous, patient effort"?

the reason it is c is because patient is the opposite of impatient.

impatient is in c its talking about how impatient he is. therefore its c.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

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